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The Sphere is a huge new venue in Las Vegas, with a massive scene that provides an immersive video experience. U2 has been playing there, with concerts that combine their music with innovative visuals. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: The Sphere Behind the scenes at U2's Las Vegas Sphere residency (CBS This Morning) Behind U2's Residency at Sphere Las Vegas: Apple Music Macbeth, RSC Gilles Deleuze: Proust and Signs Our next tracks: Henry Purcell: Fantasies for the Viols The Flatmates: Potpourri: Hits, Mixes and Demos '85-'89 If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Recordings change music by freezing it in time. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Hubbub (Paywall, free to read with account creation) Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak How Daydreaming Can Enhance Creativity for Fiction Writers Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After (John Wyver on filming theater) Our next tracks: Starfield: Original Game Soundtack The Adverts: Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

A new documentary about Hipgnosis, the design team that is famous for covers of albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and many others, looks at the period when album artwork became an important element of rock albums. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art. - The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue Squaring the Circle Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres Our next tracks: Darkside Mud: Use Your Imagination If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

It's been a while since we've talked about Dolby Atmos, so we decided to discuss how much it has changed the way we (well, Kirk) listen to music. (Doug doesn't have an Atmos setup yet.) Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio Sonos Arc Sonos Sub mini Gerard Cousins: The Poet Acts The Dark Side of the Rainbow Brian Eno: FOREVERANDEVERMORE Grateful Dead: Reckoning Our next tracks: The Necks: Sex Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) Note: I've listened to Sex, by The Necks, several times recently. When I went to prepare the show notes, I couldn't find it on Apple Music any more. For some reason the artist has removed this from streaming. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Doug bought a Sony Walkman (not one that plays cassettes), and we discuss personal music players, as well as boom boxes, which were collective listening devices. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: The Zen of Everything, Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks Rude Boy (don't watch this movie) Our next tracks: Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight ABC: The Lexicon of Love If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Classic rock is back. Its influence is extending, in part because of its presence in movies and TV shows. It is the lingua franca of popular music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Rock’s Resurgence Fred Jacobs Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: The musically fragmented decade Yacht Rock Our next tracks: Eraldo Bennochi & Harold Budd: Music for "Fragments from the Inside" Apple Music Alternative - Post-Punk Deep Cuts If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Live albums are very different from studio albums, but also sound very different than what we hear when we attend concerts. We talk about how live albums work, what sort of artist makes live albums, and whether anyone would want to hear a Taylor Swift live album. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings Rolling Stones: Four Flicks Bob Dylan: Supper Club, 1993 Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Here Comes Sunshine Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol.2: The Helsinki Concert If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

It's summer, and there are music festivals. We discuss the Glastonbury Festival, attending live concerts, and more. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival on the BBC iPlayer MUBI Annette Our next tracks: Pat Metheny: Dream Box Beck, Bogert & Appice: Live 1973 & 1974 If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Doug and Kirk don't know a lot about opera, but they discuss it anyway. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV Mezzo Carnegie Hall+ Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall OperaVision Audience member banned from Royal Opera House after he loudly booed child singer during aria Our next tracks: Lully: Atys Motorbike: Motorbike If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

We discuss home automation and using music listening music devices around the home. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! ‌Show notes: FreeForm OmniGraffle Philips Hue light bulbs Eve Energy Our next tracks: Succession Curved Air: Air Conditioning If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track